HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-035-04/05/2016-EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 2 RESOLUTION 2016-035
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF GRANT
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 25
WHEREAS, Interstate 25 ("I-25") represents a vital connection for the communities of
northern Colorado; and
WHEREAS, I-25 is an essential commuter and freight corridor and the only Colorado
highway on the national freight plan; and
WHEREAS, the improvement of I-25 is essential for the economic health and wellbeing of
the northern Colorado region; and
WHEREAS, the communities of northern Colorado wish to communicate the formal
request of their communities and citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins requests that the State of Colorado and the Federal
Highway Administration consider any and all actions to expedite the improvement and
expansion of north I-25.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby expresses its support of the Colorado
Department of Transportation and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization's
TIGER and FASTLANE grant applications seeking funds to expedite the improvement and
expansion of I-25 in Northern Colorado, and hereby authorizes the Mayor to complete and
timely submit letters of support for such grant applications expressing the City Council's support
for the same.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 5th
day of April, A.D. 2016.
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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